Development Flashcards
What is development?
Development is the economic, social and political progress a country or
people make. For it to be beneficial it must be sustainable (long-term and
experienced by many people across society).
What is globalisation?
Globalisation is the process by which places
in the world are becoming increasingly
interconnected and interdependent as a
result of the huge increase in the global
trade of goods, global companies,
movement of people and cultural exchange
between different areas of the world.
What are TNCs?
Transnational Corporations (TNCs) are companies that produce and sell products and are located in
more than one country – e.g. Apple.
What do TNCs do?
TNCs help increase globalisation by linking together countries through the production and sale of
goods – such as Nike employing people in Turkey to make trainers.
What is Inequality?
Inequality means extreme differences between
poverty and wealth, as well as in peoples’
wellbeing and access to things like jobs, housing
and education.
What does uneven development lead to?
Uneven development leads to inequality between countries as well as within
countries.
What are IGOs?
These are international groups, made up of a number of different
countries who play a large part in the making of international
laws.
Why are IGOs needed?
.Allow states to cooperate and
coordinate in specific fields
while retaining their
sovereignty.
.Help to hold states/ individuals
accountable for injustice- can act to
foster peace and uphold international
law.
What is sovereignty?
the authority of a state to govern itself or another state
What is the work of the UN?
. To maintain peace and security across the
world, the UN can deploy peacekeepers or
authorise member states to conduct military
operations.
. To address international issues, the UN carries out a large
number of aid and development programmes. These can range
from delivering emergency aid to providing support for
education in developing countries.
. All member states of the UN meet regularly in the General
Assembly to discuss international issues.
The General Assembly has the power to pass resolutions
These are policies that UN members are encouraged to
follow.
. The Security Council makes decisions about peacekeeping and
tries to resolve conflicts peacefully. It is also responsible for
deciding if countries are sanctioned for certain actions. The
permanent members of the council can, however, veto any
decisions.
What is migration?
Migration is the movement of something from one place
to another. These lessons are going to focus on human
migration.
